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Under what conditions do the benefits of preschool last? Christina Weiland and SOE students share longitudinal findings

School of Education Professor Christina Weiland discusses the results from a recent study that focused on the advantages of attending preschool for children and how important it is to maintain these skills through a high-quality kindergarten. November 8, 2019. # #Education #web-article #SchoolofEducation #Society #Children #ChristinaWeiland ​​​​​​​​

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DialogueUP! Episode 2: Featuring Sabrina Claude, Ed.D. on Changing the Trajectory of a School

U-M Intergroup Relations Alumna Sabrina Claude discusses her role in diversifying private school education in the Midwest, specifically at St. Margaret Mary Catholic School. November 1, 2018. #15-30min #universityofmichigan-other #podcast #TheProgramofIntergroupRelations #Society #Career #Education #Diversity,Equity,andInclusion ​​​​​​​​

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Docs with Disabilities: Dr. Nichole Taylor Part 2, Assistant Dean of Students Wake Forest School of Medicine

U-M Medical School shares the story of Dr. Nichole Taylor, Assistant Dean of Students at Wake Forest School of Medicine, in the second installation of this podcast series. Taylor discusses the unique position she is in to enhance inclusion. October 14, 2019. #15-30-mins #Medicine #podcast #MichiganMedicine #HealthandWellness #Society #Disability #Education ​​​​​​​​

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Teaching About Climate Needs to Empower Students Toward Change

Michigan Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Meghan Duffy, studied students in an introductory biology class to see if it impacted their opinions on climate change. October 28, 2019. #5-15mins #universityofmichigan-other #web-article #MichiganNews #EnvironmentandSustainability #Society #ClimateChange #Education #Ecology #MeghanDuffy ​​​​​​​​​​ #Featured #FeaturedEnvironment ​​ #Environment/Sustainability ​

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Elizabeth Moje Comments on Declining Enrollment in Teacher Education Programs Leading to Teacher Shortages Across the State

Dean of the School of Education, Elizabeth Moje, discusses the increasing shortage of traditionally certified teachers in Michigan and emphasises the need for trained professionals for education. October 25, 2019. ​ # #Education #web-article #SchoolofEducation #Society #ElizabethMoje ​​​​​​

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Degree Completion Isn’t an Accurate Measure of a Community College’s Quality, says Peter Bahr

School of Education's Peter Bahr states that current measures of success for students who do not complete community college are inadequate in that they do not take account successes such as success in the workforce. October 16, 2019. # #Education #web-article #SchoolofEducation #Career #Society #Community #PeterBahr ​​​​​​​​

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TeachingWorks Seminar Series: Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot will be the first speaker in the TeachingWorks Seminar Series, in which the core problems of educational justice will be discussed through "Forging The Connections Between Learning and Justice: On View, Voice, and Visibility". #60+mins #Education #Seminar #SchoolofEducation #Society ​​​​​

 11-18-2019 | 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM ET

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Turning the Gender Gap Into a Picture of Health

Research Assistant Professor Christopher Brooks et al. outline their discovery on the impact of different gender cues in online learning environments, while discussing the merits of tailoring educational content for audiences to maximize engagement. July 9, 2018. # #Information #web-article #SchoolofInformation #Technology #Society #GenderIssues #Education #ChristopherBrooks #JoshuaGardner #KaifengChen ​​​​​​​​​​​

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An Ingenious Way to Live: Fostering Disability Culture in Higher Education

School of Public Health hosts a panel of scholars and practitioners from Michigan and other institutions to discuss ways that higher education institutions can improve in providing equal opportunity for differently-abled students. #60+mins #PublicHealth #Lecture #SchoolofPublicHealth #Society #Health/Wellness #Disability #Education

 10-21-2019 | 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM ET

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ES Colloquium: Professor Chris Weiland and Dr. Meghan McCormick

School of Education professors Chris Weiland and Meghan McCormick talk about the factors that sustain the prekindergarten boost: practice and policy implications. #60+mins #Education #Seminar #SchoolofEducation #Society #Education #Policy

 10-24-2019 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM ET